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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15

I5 At the Board Of Trade meeting Mon i
day evening several bills incurred Ia the
survey Of the new railroad line were al d
lowed. If Bill Of +. "a, Engle for expenses
incurred iii attending the business mems
convention at Mankato was also allowed.
Messrs. French, Dettlebach. Schleuder,
Wright and Washburn were appointed q
committees to attend the railroad meeting
at lteu wing, Julio 10.
r. @. Hall was elected a member Of
the executive committee. Of the business
mems association provided for at the
Mankato meeting. 5#5: h 4. II. #s II. III
1ss The Austin ball club (irst nine) went
to Brownsville last Thursday, and play
ed tho Brownsdale boys a match game
of ball, getting away with them 80 to ~
IN favor of Austin. The Austin boys say
the grounds were in bad shape and
rough. which made the score run high
They speak very highly Of the Browns
dale boys. They report having had q
good time, the best of feeling prevailing
throughout. Fred White umpired the
game, doing the job up in good shape.
The Brownsville boys will come up this
week or next and play them return
game. -. .r ...4 .ss.@.g. + II 4 s. }...,#
We take pleasure in publishing the
following extract from private letter to
the landlord of Hotel Robinson Of this.
city. The compliment TO Mr.. Robinson,
which came unsought and unexpected, is
from Maj. r. r. Henderson. one of the
members Of the Commission for locating
the Soldiers Home: III # q
= II will not soon forget my visit to
your little city. 1t was 4 pleasure to me from
the time arrived until left you in the early
dawn. Allow me to compliment you on know
table. that more fully satisfied my eager
wants, for was hungry, and the service all
that your polite and worthy girls could rem
der" $3.50 =. - eet,t #. ..l5.@. .l',#5 !.
Rev. W. L Davidson. travelling IN
the interest of Maplewood Park, Waseca,
the summer Assembly, and also the en-
campment of Sir Knights, was here last
Thursday afternoon and called on num-
Der of the Sir Knights and Chautauqua
workers, leaving programs and dates of
meetings with rates of board rentals etc. 1t
was expected that Mr.. Davidson would
speak for us on his visit, but dates were
not arranged for him, and we were dis
appointed. Many however enjoyed a
pleasant call from him. We publish in
another column a description of the Park
aud meetings for the benefit of those in
VAHoeSu. VIC dASO uuFO pluC
lists, etc. which you can obtain by calling
at our office.
We hope the present cop,ous rains
will not cause the Austin water works
to be neglected. We understand that the
council has been giving the matter earn
est attention and we hope they will keep
right at it until they have provided a
system that can be depended on in rain
or shine" day or night" winter or
summer" The present moist time caus-
es Us to think Of the good time coming
when we shall rejoice in an abundance
of the liquid for use at fires as well as for
drinking purposes. This is case where
delays are peculiarly dangerous, The
city council have ordered plans and Spec
itications, and we are in hopes to sec at
no distant dav. thorough system of
water works in operation in Austin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
PERSONAL MENTION.

J.J. Gilbertson is in Preston on business.
Fred Allen has been very sick for the
past week.
Mabel Lobb daughter of J. w. Lobb
is sick with Scareet fever. 3,
John Nutting left for his home in
Spring Valley Saturday night. 49,
Judge Ranney went to Preston, on
legal business Thursday returning FRI
day.
Messrs. Shepherd and Whitsell are
visiting Dubuque and St. Louis on brick
business.
MISS Mary Morgan left Austin Satur-
day 10 take charge of a school in London,
Freeborn county.
Miss Goodman will leave for her home
ut Waseca Saturday morning for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. Giles. of the firm of Giles & Shep
herd, returned to Austin Monday from
his trip to Chatfield.
Fred Judson, of Avery s. Judson, den
lists, is home from his northern trip,
looking hale and hearty.
DR.. Thornhlll. Of Spring Valley, once
resident of Austin. was visiting friends
here q short time last week.
Mr.. N. D. Hover and family, of James
vile, MINI, we're visiting their brother in.
law Byron French last week.
Prof. Bum, who conducted our music
al convention short time ago, will spend
the summer at Maplewood Park, Wa
SEGA.
Sam Shupe and Ben Hunklns visited
Minneapolis last week. A kind of flying
trip; up in the morning and back at
night. $780,
Supt. Be!den went to Brownsville yes
terday to attend the meeting of the Cen.
trail Minnesota Baptist Association now
in session. zs
Mr.. Pearson, of Grand Meadow, stu
dent of the State University, is helping
county Surveyor Allen in surveying and
grading the streets. .E.>&.ss5 IT,. n,H
st. Cloud Times: Miss Mahoney. one
of Austin's accomplished young ladies,
is visiting in the city, the guest of Con-
ductor Mahoney and wife. s.< 81
AL. Crater took two days board last
week ut Hotel Maxwell, at the instiga.
ton of Justice Sheedy. It was on &C.
count of q fish pole we hear.
w. H. Harrington, representing the
Lake Side Organ Company is in Austin
and will make this his head quaters for
q couple of months. introducing the Lake
Side organ.
D. w. Kennedy of Elkader, Iowa, a
brother Of Fred Kennedy, the popular
clerk at Hotel Robinson, il here for q
weeks visit. He may decide to make
Austin his home. 81
Mr.. VIM. Jordan and wife of Orchard
Station, Iowa, is visiting Mr.. Amos Hill.
Mr.. Jordan is one iof that class of large
and thrifty farmers that has made Iowa
one Of the fore most states of this
country. 81, 4
W. Y. Cook, Of St. Paul, representing
: life insurance company, is sojourning
in Austin for awhile. Mr.. Cook used to
be in this county about the close Of the
war, but has not visited Austin before in
a number of years. .|53. b. I'M
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
Variety is the Spice Of Life.

THE BEST OF SONGS GET STALE IF
REPEATED TOO OFTEN. The Song AT Cost"
is getting OLD. we heard it last year already.
LOW PRICES ARE THE BEST INDUCEMENTS
TO SELL GOODS. We do not claim to sell at
COST we can't afford it, neither will any one
else sell you Goods at Cost as that would not
pay Rents, etc. Our Stock of CLOTHING,
HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS and vALIsEs must be
reduced to about ONE-HALF, and therefore
will offer you a SPECIAL DISCOUNT Of TEN
PER CENT. on all purchases of $40 and over.
LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED, and MONEY
REFUNDED ON ALL PURCHASES IF NOT
SATISFACTORY. ~..:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
co. g NOTES.

20. q expects to take q larper number
of men tothe Mankato encampment than
yer before. .5,
q Company Attention. AZ only about
three weeks intervene between now and
camp, IS will be necessary for every mem
her to be present at all drills, both squad
and company. Report at ArmorY ct Z 30
p. M, sharp, as it 7is very necessary TO
have % much skirmish drill C possible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
AUSTIN, MINI.

Parasols Nice Assortment direct
from the mandatory, and at the !.
lowest prices.
Fans-A large assortment all sizes
colors and prices.
Umbrellas Those self openers
beat the world. If you are out with.
your girl you can open them with.
one hand. Young man, take notice.
Lawus-Cool as the shades of,
evening, and beautiful as the sum-
mer lawn-We have them. ~-.'..s
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30

The New York Sun has discovere,i q re-
markable resemblance between VIM. ii. Ev-
arts and Julius Cesar, as depicted in the 'eb-
ruary number Of Scribner's magazine. 1t
discerns the face Of Evarts in ali essential ar
ticulars reproduced In the portrait from the
vatican bust-"the brow of Eyalts, the
nose and chin of Evarts, the t, ar
acteristic lines from the nostrils to the ers
of the mouth, the cheek Of Evarts. = The
expression of Evarts Is here in Caesar ia, O.
thoughtful, dissatisfied, sad and Vet lalf
humorous"
This is the more puzzling, according TO The
Sun, because an equally extraordinary he.
ness exists between Mr.. Evarts and Cicero.
Several years ago bust of the great Roman
orator, imported by certain Chicago rail
Ionaire, passed through the New York Gus
tom house without paying duty, because the
inspectors and everybody else mistooi; the an.
tique sculpture for a bust of Mr.. EvartS, hen
secretary of state. Thus Cicero camo il sad
head because he looked so much like I've Is "
Boston Globe
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
The Chestnut Bell Outdone.

The inventor of the chestnut bell was be-
fore the patent office yesterday endeavorins
to patent an Improvement on his previous
atrocious invention. The Improvement con-
sists of an attachment, which viii probably
give new lease Of life to the now obsolete
chestnut bell. The new device consists Of an
elastic band connected with the bell, but fas.
tened to the other side of the waistcoat
When the bell is struck a miniature rat runs
across the breast of the wearer and stops In
full view of the victim. To make it more
effective, the word traits" in white letters on
a black background Is inscribed on the
rat The inventor wanted patent that
would cover not only the device, but the
word arats' also, his idea being to prevent
any infringement on this expression. After
due elaboration the examiner decided that so
necessary a word as rats" was not patentable
and declined to grant the monopoly TO the
enterprising inventor. The other features OF
the device were favorably acted upon
Washington Star.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
0>-> -. O~--A
POSSIBILITIES OF klSHAfS.
What Mcclellan Said of Grants Good
Luck-Porter in q Balloon.

The possibilities Of what might have been
nave at all times been an interesting specula-
ton to historical writers. 1t has been gravely
written that the nod OF PEASANTS head
changed the destiny of the world on the field
of Waterloo by concealing from Napoleon
the impossible condition Of a sunken road.
Gen. Mcclellan, In his recently published
memoirs, has contributed to history some In
teresting studies of this character. When
Mcclellan came into prominence early in the
war, Grant sought him in Cincinnati to ask
him as an old army acquaintance to give him
employment The general says he would have
done something. for him, but he was away,
and before his return Grant had been made
colonel of an Illinois regiment. This was
his good luck" says Mcclellan, "for had I
been there I would no doubt have given him
place on my staff, and he would probably
have remained with me and shared my fate.
From all which it appears that the appar-
emily trifling fact Of an Ohio general missing
his train in the early days of 1861 mighihave
placed the most conspicuous figure of the civil
war In position where he would never have
been known. A skeptical mind might, how
ever, suggest that from the point Of view OF
1861 the small fact that the Ohio general did
not HISS the Ird2n kept GTdIG OUT Oh IloSl.
ton from which he might have succeeded to
the command OF the army Of the Potomac
without the tedious process of burying him
self In host of Illinois colonies, going through
q series of western ventures and mishaps, and
only reaching the east after dozen Others
had been tried and displaced.
Mcclellan relates another misadventure,
leaving the probabilities Of the event to be
imagined, that happened to Fitz John Porter.
In 1862 Gen. Porter went up in an anchored
balloon to observe the enemy. The balloon
broke away from its moorings and sailed off
over the enemy's lines. Mcclellan heard Of
It, and says he was in terrible scare and
sent an order to all the pickets to try to save
the balloon wrecked general He writes In .
letter printed in his memoirs: "But the order
had no sooner gone than in walked Mr.. Fitz,
just cool as usual. He had luckily come
down near my own camp, after actually pass
ing over that Of the enemy" A different
current of air might have greatly changed
the current of events to the advantage of
Fitz John Porter. If he had come down in
the enemy's camp he might have been de-
tanned as prisoner Of war long enough to
prevent the occurrence that overwhelmed his
prospects, and, his reputation being thus IN
impaired, he might have come to be the great
figure Of the war.-Courier-J Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
Some AwfulIy Foolish 3Ien.

"There are some awfully foolish men in this
world" said dealer in legerdenain appa-
ratus Frequently get letters from fellows
who want to buy method Of turning silver
into gold and of making precious metal OF
old iron. In some way or another these fel
lows get the idea that conjuror can do any.
thing. About the most ridiculous request
that ever came to ME, though, was one from
O St Louis chump named John Kastner. He
wrote: Please fine inclosed 2-cent stamps for
one Of your conjuring apparatus catalogues
Please let me know II you have some booh
on hand where you can make it 50 You can
win prizes in the lottery every time How
Is that for modest requests Chicago Her.
AID
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
HARDY SOLOMON & SONS
NOTICE TO STRANGERS AND NON-RESIDENTS.

If strangers who visit Wichita and feel
an interest in it's future will call at the office
Of Hardy Solomon & Sons, 331 E Douglas
avenue, and register their name and place of
residence they will be furnished thereafter, by
mail, free of charge, with all important matter
pertaining to the welfare of this city. We
will also be pleased to furnish non-resldents
with any information they may wish in regard
to our city and will, if they send us their
names and address, from time to time send
them copies of our live daily papers free of
charge We buy and sell real estate for nom
residents and can refer to persons in any
state in the union to whom we have sold
Wichita real estate and for whom we have
made money We also refer to the Wichita
National Bank or any of the daily papers
Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
The Professional Diner-Out.

It would probably be impossible for any
social censor to define exactly the line of de.
narration between the professional dead beat
and the professional diner-out. In both cases
it Is a man pretending to be what he is not, in
order to get something for nothing; sort OF
confidence game played quite as dexterously
in society by Ponsonby de Tomkyns as might
be practiced on the contiding, vulgar public
by Hungry Joe. But we are adopts at max.
ing nice distinctions in these days of advanced
social polish, and it is not in this direction
alone that we sent one man to Coventry-or
Sing Sing-for what we reward in another a
q special virtue.
The stock in trade Of the professional diner
out is his dress suit and the people he knowa
Smith invites him because Jones does, and
Brown because Jones and Smith do. He lives
inexpensively in a cheap lodgings or a club,
where he never pays for any meal but his
breakfast. Indeed, a diner-out who is master
of his profession can get plenty of invitations
to breakfast, too, SO that his actual outlay
on himself may be reduced to the merest cost
Of bed and clean linen I know one man
who. on an income of 81 200 year, which il
the rent of house left him as sole inheritance
by some relation, feeds fatty from years end
to years end, and still has money over. And
no one to meet him at the festal board would
set him down for anything less than a mil
ionaire
What becomes Of the professional diner-out
in the summer season it would be difficult to
say. When the town is empty he has to pay
his way, of course. He generally turns up
lean and haggard enough when the fall fash
ions begin to flash along the avenue, SO it is
probably safe to infer that he lives on his In
come during the dog days But he makes up
for lost time when the round Of hospitality
recommences, and Is doubtless none the better
for his probation Of enforced abstemiousnesa
Alfred Trulnble in New York News.
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
10 FOR CLARK CO., KAN.
The Banner County Of
the Southwest,
And the Beautiful Booming City
Of Ashland.

Clark county is one of the southern tier Of
counties Its west line is 10S miles from
the west line Of the state. Its altitude is
200 feet, and its area 1000 square miles. Its
population over 1000. The soil varies; being
a rich black and mulatto loan several feet
In depth. No richer soil can be found than
is in the valleys Of Clark county. All crops
grow successfully. The health OF the county
is unsurpassed The society Is first class, and
strangers find a warm welcome among them
Ashland, the county seat, Is centrally locat-
ed. Is not yet years old, and has popu-
lation Of more than 1,2OO people
and is increasing rapidly. Improvements OF
all kinds are under way and in contempla-
ton. Solid brick blocks will be built during
the summer Water works will be planted
In ninety days, a company having formed
for that purpose. The near approach Of rail
roads is another assurance Of still greater
prosperity. The grading Is now under way
FOR two railroads within the county.
Prices on lands are low, as will be seen by
the following short list, which we give as
guide to prices:
No. SO. 100 acres miles from Ashland, a
dark loan soil. nerrly all pillow land, balance
NOW land. Price $3.50, part cash.
No 119 $50 acres 10 miles from Ashland,
30 acres in cultivation, large sod house Of 3
rooms, stables, cow sheds &c. 100 acres and
wire fence. Fine valley land with running
water. Price $500; $500 cash, balance in
5years.
No. 1913. $40 acres miles from Ashland,
very good tract of land; no improvements
$500.
No 141 100 acres miles from Ashland,
abundance of spring water and shade, 100
acres under wire fence. All fine land.
Price $500, 5000 cash and balance in
years.
No IA. 100 acres l mile from Ashland.
ala
to make home. Price $1,000.
No. AS 100 acres IA miles from Ash
land. Fine land Price $1,000.
No. 146. 100 acres liz miles from Ashland.
12 acres under cultivation. nice smooth land,
good well of water. Price $500.
No. $50. 100 acres l-2 mile from Ashland
This piece is the most elegant and DESTROYS
residence property adjacent to the city and
can be used in acre tracts TO good advant-
age Price $50 per acre. and will bring 800
inside of 90 days.
We have many pieces Of land which we are
offering in large or small bodies at prices
ranging from 81 to S per acre; also gave
large list of city property, business lots on
Main street ranging in price from 5000 TO
$500, residence lots from $50 to $l25 per lot,
lots being 25xl42 feet. Now is the best time
to secure property in Ashland and Clark
county, as prices are bound to advance % to
so per cent in sc days. Come and investigate
for yourself.
In conclusion would say that we will pay
the expenses of any persons who are induced
to come here through our representations
and do not find the statements made by Us
true. By permission we give the following
references: The Clark County Bank, the
State Bank, the Winton & Deming State
Bank. of Ashland, Kansas, and the First
National Bank, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Small maps and any information desired
viii be cheerfully given by addressing
Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
Taken Unawnres.

Wife-What did you think Of that hat Mis-
Eussanfeather wore to church this morningi
Husband-I didn't notice Miss Fussan-
feathers hat.
Its very funny you didn't see it. She sat
directly in front Of you
swell, suppose she did Do you suppose ]
go to church to look at women's hatsfs
"Well, my dear, it's the same hat Mis-
Fussanfeather wore at the theatre last night
and which you claimed Distracted your visw
Of the stage
Husband concludes that he was caught nap
-S~~ -XonEeiS Statesman
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
sRERITFs SALE.

CHARLES D. NELSON,
Sheiih of barber county, Kansas
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

hate her, with her false, cruel face and
snccring ways, and l will not, 1 can not,
shall not do with so great wrong uII-
rightcd. IL Is rishtod, Phil!ipI Idij IL for
revenge upon you, but / have righ;ed it;
surely you wiz forgiven
Her voice had risen 20 q Shrek almost as
she continued; but % The last she feil back
upon her pillow quito white aad stir.
was terribly frightened By her words, 30
strange and wild, and b. her ghostly up-
Pcaranco; but applied rcstora,ivcs to her,
and, finally, sho brcathol again, bat faint
", md her eyes did not unc!ose.
Phillip ssc Irurnurcd, softly, whilc a
smile Of incffah!e peace settled over her
wan feco.
Phillip, rightcl tho wrony. 1 an so
giad now-it was for love 1 did it." l.
the faint voice trsiled away into silence
AID again she was still and white. Ia vain
tried - Grouse hsT. Topcacd tho window
tnaiiy, ard the lsSsn cir flied tho room;
The hgat wind lrftci trcs8 OF her gray
hair nrd tossed it over the still fec. But
no wind or warmth could ever stir tho still,
shrImkcn figure 70 life Gciin. Miss Ar
mund was dead, / found. When unable 70
revive her again, summoned tho rect Of
the family.
stood for some time gazing down on the
still form, so quiet end peaceful locking in
decth. Tho hard lines ware softened down
now, end death h2d kindly gmocthsd out ell
the many wrinkles, and her tcil-hGrt:cncd
hands wcro folded cclmlyGs u Guilds on her
bosom.
doubted not but some great trouble had
wrecked this w0man's life, some poignant
grief bad broken her heart and cmbittered
her nstucc; but what that had been l could
not guess; something in connection With
Phillip CalcdOn, doubtless, for it was his
namo that was last on her fps in lie. Ent
what wrong could Gle have committed 20
him or hist lie was dead, had died years
ego; his vito, also, was dead, and their lit
tie girl, the baby hoires3 Of Caledon. Had
not heard often enough the 0tory Of her
death from tho servants ut tho Heights
Surely her thoughts had been wandering,
for wrongs to the dead con hardly he rigat,
| said.
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Armund had scemed 20 ma Iny presence
agreeable In the last few days, though her
injuries hal prevented her from conyersing.
l chung 10 the hope that she was my friend,
after sll, ard this helped TO calm, somewhat,
my exc!tcl feelings. / delivered her mes
sage % Mr.. Dudley with toleralIlc COM
posure, and then rushed on b my own
rom - wait in strange, shivcring suspense
the arrival OK Lena Clayton. Al hour
passed, two, throo and thon there was q
summons from Miss ATmmd's room. was
seut fVr. Iwcat In and was struck at onco
by Tho change Ia hcr fow hours had
wrought; hcr face lvas gray and drawn, her
eyes Bunkcn, yet g,ittcTing with deadly
Brightness. Evide1s'y this world and its
trc.ablcs were nearly over with hcr.
wcut in softly. Mrs. Kont, Mrs. Lei
berg and Oliver Dudley wcro in the room,
but they withdrew at once, leaving us alono
together. a strange, solemn hush broodcd
over al OF first; tho bright FIRE cracked
and blazed on Cnc hearth, sending a warm
glow over tho richly FURNISHED room; the
rich daTnaslr curtains, drawn aside, re-
ycnlcd the snowy world outside, where the
keen winter winds whistlcd shriily. a few
chatteriug snow-Dirds new wildly about,
and now end then passorby wRicd
swiftly past All within was warmth and
luxury; outside cold and bitter wind; bu:
70 tho pali!d face on the pillow snow and
Sun were e.ilIo UNDECIDED. She had passed
tho Inc where earthly clements cease 70 vcz
US.
sat down near the head Of the bel md
took one OF the cold hands in lainc. She
smiled Up in my faco.
"YOu arc Kind % re, Dorcas, Ettlo
DOrcas tina: wrOngcd SO fcarfully,' she
murm1rcd, drcaInily. "Yct no WAS crucl,"
she cried, suddeniy. "He knew how Iaad.y,
how fcrCely 1 loved HAL; yet he Cid not
heed me. was poOr--so poor, aa'l no was
rich; ah, moi how rich and handsome was
Phillip Ca.odon, with that dark bonnie
beauty that wins womcu's hearts 80
easily"
She paused. listened hreathloss!y. OF
whom was she spcak,ngl Ny heart beat
hard and fast with expectation, but she was
silent. She seemed 10 have been talking
moro 70 herself than 10 me. DCt presently
she started Up suddenly.
al helped 81 save her; surely that viii be
part at0neucat for ny crime, yOt Lena
was as UuCh 10 blame as /, and hato her /